This is not a partisan piece. Here are his suggestions:
Replace TV cameras with transcripts and real-time audio
Abolish standing committees
Allow committees to control some floor time
Live in dormitories together when the Senate is in session
Limit senators to one, 12-year term
Repeal the 17th Amendment instituting the direct election of senators
Sunset all pieces of legislation
Implement two-year budgeting that includes all federal spending, ending the distinction between appropriation and authorization
Each of these proposals is centered around trying to get Senators to ignore Fox News/MSNBC/CNN and focus on talking to and working with each other. His point about the 'Gym caucus' is a good one. It's hard to be nasty to the people with whom you share a hobby, talk, and hang out. I'm much more likely to listen to the ideas of someone from work or my softball team (as initially crazy as I think they may be) then some random stranger, or worse - someone I've only ever seen on cable news.
This is not a partisan piece. Here are his suggestions:
Each of these proposals is centered around trying to get Senators to ignore Fox News/MSNBC/CNN and focus on talking to and working with each other. His point about the 'Gym caucus' is a good one. It's hard to be nasty to the people with whom you share a hobby, talk, and hang out. I'm much more likely to listen to the ideas of someone from work or my softball team (as initially crazy as I think they may be) then some random stranger, or worse - someone I've only ever seen on cable news.